District School Board of Niagara
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Record #: NIA1174 Last Modified: 24 Jan 2013 Last Full Update: 27 Dec 2012
Contact Information
Address & Map
Education Centre
191 Carlton St
St Catharines, ON L2R 7P4
 
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Office Phone905-641-1550
Fax905-685-8511
Websitewww.dsbn.org
AccessibilityFully Accessible
Description & Services
Areas ServedNiagara Region
DescriptionThe District School Board of Niagara operates 115 schools in the 12 municipalities that make up the Niagara Region. Serves over 37,000 students in its elementary and secondary schools. The DSBN is governed by a Board of 11 elected trustees.  
 
Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS): outreach program based in elementary and secondary schools * offering settlement information and referral.
HoursMon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
DatesAll year (the school year runs from Sep-Jun)
EligibilityAll
LanguagesEnglish ; Programs are available for students who are learning English as a Second Language (ESL) * French Immersion is also offered
Subjects
Service CategoriesAdministrative Entities ; Adult Literacy Programs ; Boards of Education ; Boards of Education ~ Administrative Entities ; Cultural Transition Counselling ; Cultural Transition Counselling ~ Adolescents ; Cultural Transition Counselling ~ Children ; Cultural Transition Counselling ~ Immigrant Communities ; Cultural Transition Counselling ~ Refugees ; English as a Second Language ; French Immersion Programs ; Immigrant Settlement Services ; Meeting Space ; Refugee Resettlement Services
See Also TermsAdult English as a Second Language Tests ; Bilingual Education ; Categorical Program Administrative Units ; Citizenship Education ; Ethnocultural Multipurpose Centres ; French as a Second Language ; High Interest/Low Vocabulary Collections ; Immigrant Mutual Assistance Associations ; Immigrant Rights Groups ; Immigrant Settlement Services ; Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs ; Immigrant/Refugee Shelters ; Immigration Services Complaints ; Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups ; Refugee Resettlement Services ; Resettlement Assistance Program ; Resettlement Assistance Recipients ; TOEFL Test Preparation
SubjectsAcademic upgrading ; Adult education ; Boards of education ; Children ; Developmental disabilities ; Education ; English as a second language ; First language literacy programs ; French as a second language ; Immigrants ; Information and referral ; Orientation ; Outreach ; Refugees ; Settlement services ; Special events ; Young adults ; Youth